Individual movements

Kyrie

Edition notes: Our source for all sections: New Josquin Edition, vol. 11, ed. James Haar and Lewis Lockwood. Notation here is a tone higher than original with time values halved. Translations, text underlay, musica ficta and note-switching (see end note in each section) by John Hetland and the Renaissance Street Singers. Kyrie, 16 Jul 2014

Description: The solmization syllables that provide the overriding motif of the mass are in imitation of the words "Laisse faire moy" or perhaps "Lesse faire a mi" (Let me take care of it), reportedly said to Josquin by "an unidentified magnate known for his procrastinating ways" (Grove) when Josquin requested something.

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Original text and translations

For information, refer to the Mass page. For texts and translations, see the individual pages: